Alte Rheinbrücke - Bad Säckingen, BW, Germany / Stein, AG, Switzerland
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N 47° 33.044 E 007° 57.171
32T E 421211 N 5266899
In 2008 Germany and Switzerland issued a stamp with the same picture showing the longest covered bridge of Europe crossing the border between Bad Säckingen and Stein.
Waymark Code: WMBG0G
Location: Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Date Posted: 05/17/2011
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This is a joint issue stamp of Germany and Switzerland issued in 2008. It show the old wooden bridge of Bad Säckingen which is the longest covered bridge of Europe. In the background there is the historic center of Bad Säckingen with the cathedral.
It was first documented in 1272 but was maybe up to 200 years older. The bridge was destroyed and rebuilt several times during the centuries. The current bridge is from 1699. It is 206.5 meters long. Until 1801 both banks of the Rhine were Austrian properties, then the river became the border between Switzerland and Baden, later Germany.
Stamp Issuing Country: Germany / Switzerland
Date of Issue: September 4, 2008
Denomination: 0.70 Euro / 1 CHF
Color: Foreground natural / background light blue
Stamp Type: Single Stamp
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